Chapter 533: Chapter 254 Crisis? Opportunity?_2
Some powers may still harbor some fear in their hearts.
But if they encounter the weak Great Flame Dynasty,
no doubt, countless families who were already hostile to the Great Flame Dynasty will take the opportunity to rise against it.
And once a situation targeting the Great Flame Dynasty emerges,
and furthermore, becomes inevitable,
the fall of the Great Flame Dynasty is probably not far off.
Qingshi City, Inner City.
a new cluster of buildings now stands tall.
An old man in grey clothes, with a smoking pipe in his mouth,
is currently squinting his eyes,
sitting quietly under a sign that reads “Wen Family Ancestral Land.”
He smokes his pipe while enjoying the tranquility and prosperity around him.
The feeling, needless to say, is marvelous.
“Ancestor Wen Xi, why are you here?”
Suddenly, a young man who doesn’t look very robust appears beside the old man.
“I just felt like sitting here,”
“simply struck by some reflections,” replied Wen Xi, the elder of the Wen Family, his somewhat dim eyes still slightly narrowed.
After a moment of silence, the young man asked again, “Ancestor Wen Xi, now that Bai Hua Pavilion has disappeared, and the Great Moon Dynasty has become leaderless, our Wen Family has successfully settled here and become one of the vassal families to the Qingshi City Luo Family. From now on, the Wen Family has no more worries, so what reflections have brought you here?”
The white-haired elder smiled faintly.
He looked up at the younger member of the Wen Family beside him,
then said softly, “It’s precisely because of this that I am feeling reflective. Imagine, how Bai Hua Pavilion, once the strong hand over the Great Moon Dynasty and unrivaled in splendor, in front of the Luo Family of Qingshi City, would fall to the point of abandoning the Great Moon Dynasty and choosing to flee for their lives.”
“This world, it truly is unpredictable,” he mused.
“Who would have thought that Bai Hua Pavilion, once so powerful, would fall to its current state?
“And who would have expected that the Wen Family, once forced by Bai Hua Pavilion to flee with our entire clan, would now be peacefully rooted within the Inner City of Qingshi City?”
“Strength, strength, in this cold and cruel world, strength is ultimately the most important thing…”
After a long period of reflection,
the white-haired elder took another deep draw from his pipe.
Following a few puffs of smoke,
he then slowly stood up and walked towards the deeper part of the Wen Family Ancestral Land.
The young man standing under the Wen Family plaque,
after listening to the elder’s reflections,
also showed a contemplative look on his youthful face.
Indeed, Ancestor Wen Xi was right.
This damn world seems to work that way.
The strong prey upon the weak, and only the fittest survive.
The strong control everything,
while the weak don’t even own their lives.
The Artifact Refining Wen Family, which was once chased by Bai Hua Pavilion to flee with our whole clan, was such.
Today, because of offending the Luo Family of Qingshi City,
Bai Hua Pavilion, forced to abandon the Great Moon Dynasty and flee far away, is also such.
And the reason for this,
“It seems, in the future, I must strive harder and cultivate more…”
“Though safety is no longer a concern after becoming a vassal family to the Qingshi City Luo Family,
“if one wants a better life,
“if one wants to obtain their own dignity,
“strength is still the most important thing, without a doubt.”
Qingshi City, Luo Family Ancestral Land.
In a slightly ancient small courtyard that exudes a mysterious aura,
there is currently an old man sitting quietly under a Stone Pavilion.
Next to the old man stands a woman with pale skin, clad in black robes.
“So you’re saying, the Great Flame Dynasty plans to make a move on the Great Moon Dynasty?”
Under the Stone Pavilion,
Luo Changfeng sips the tea in his hand while asking in a low voice to Ruan Liuli beside him.
Ruan Liuli did not say anything aloud.
She simply nodded silently.
“Is there any movement from the Mortal Transcendence of the Great Flame Dynasty?” Luo Changfeng asked again after a moment, his voice low.
After a brief silence, Ruan Liuli coldly replied, “It seems they have already emerged from seclusion…”
Luo Changfeng nodded silently.
Then, with a wave of his hand,
Ruan Liuli disappeared beside the Stone Pavilion.
Only then did Luo Changfeng bring the teacup he was holding back to his lips.
He took a sip, moistening his throat.
Then, he placed the teacup on the stone table.
His eyes slightly narrowed.
The actions of the Great Flame Dynasty, although somewhat unexpected, could still be reasoned within expectations upon closer thought.
Ever since the Great Flame Dynasty lost a large territory to the Da Feng Dynasty
and suffered the loss of one of their two ancestors, Ancestor Yan,
the prestige of the Great Flame Dynasty had been declining day by day.
Whether it was the family powers within the borders of the Great Flame Dynasty or those outside,
by now, they had all grown increasingly eager,
their gaze firmly fixed on the Great Flame Dynasty.
It seemed they wanted to keep a close watch on every move of the Great Flame Dynasty.
Should the Great Flame Dynasty commit any mistakes,
or someone decided to take the lead against the Great Flame Dynasty,
countless family powers would surely respond, and like sharks that had caught the scent of blood,
bite by bite, they would devour the vast Great Flame Dynasty and the Royal Yan Family completely.
This feeling was rather uncomfortable,
and might even cause the people on the side of the Great Flame Dynasty to feel somewhat suffocated.
And now, an unexpected force had suddenly appeared.
Having offended the Qingshi City Luo Family, they had forsaken everything at hand and fled without a care,
just to save their own lives.
To the current emperor of the Great Flame Dynasty, this surely seemed like an excellent opportunity,
an opportunity to compensate for the losses of the Great Flame Dynasty
and to simultaneously deter all forces both within and beyond their territory.
Seeing such an opportunity, how could the current emperor of the Great Flame Dynasty afford to ignore it?
“It poses danger, yet also presents opportunities.”
“If the Great Flame Dynasty handles this well this time,”
“their situation will likely be much better than it is now.”
“But should they slip up and fail to handle it well,”
“they would then be facing an abyss,”
“and by that time, to expect an ancestral figure in the Mortal Transcendence Realm alone to suppress the entire situation”
“would seem, rather unrealistic…”
After murmuring to himself,
Luo Changfeng then slowly picked up the teacup from the stone table again.
He brought it to his lips, sipping slowly.
Feeling the tea sliding down his throat,
his mood gradually became calmer.
Currently, the situation within the Da Feng Dynasty was becoming increasingly stable, while outside it seemed to become more chaotic.
However, whether it was chaotic or not,
what did that have to do with his Qingshi City Luo Family?
Next, all Luo Changfeng and the Qingshi City Luo Family behind him needed to do was watch silently.
Watching the changing skies and clouds,
then develop their own strength as much as possible.
Until the true opportunity arrived for the Qingshi City Luo Family to join the fray, wouldn’t that be the best choice?
Even if, and this is a big if,
even if the Great Flame Dynasty really managed to conquer the Great Moon Dynasty and compensated for their losses, deterring the surrounding forces,
how would that affect them?
To the Qingshi City Luo Family, there would still be no loss.